Quote by Michel de Montaigne

Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is no theory at all.

Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about th

Summary

This quote suggests that both Socrates and the speaker believe that the best way to approach the concept of the gods is by recognizing the limitations of human understanding. Rather than formulating theories or explanations about the gods, they argue that true wisdom lies in accepting that the nature of gods may be beyond our comprehension. By acknowledging our ignorance, we can avoid the pitfalls of presumptuous theorizing and possess a more humble and open-minded perspective towards divine matters.

Topics

Assumptions

By Michel de Montaigne

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I admire the Elsie Tanners and Barbara Windsors of the world

I admire the Elsie Tanners and Barbara Windsors of the world: people who have crawled back from the abyss. I'm quite camp in that respect.

Respect

What a silly thing love is!' said the student as he walked a

What a silly thing love is!' said the student as he walked away. 'It is not half as useful as logic, for it does not prove anything, and it is always telling one of things that are not going to happen, and making one believe things that are not true. In fact, it is quite unpractical, and, as in this age to be practical is everything, I shall go back to philosophy and study metaphysics.' So he returned to his room and pulled out a great dusty book, and began to read.

Love Philosophy Study Student

There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than youn

There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine.

Logan Pearsall Smith

Men

No star is ever lost we once have seen,We always may be what

No star is ever lost we once have seen,We always may be what we might have been.

Adelaide Proctor

Potential

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small v

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority.

Truth Courage Conscience Majority Minority

She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing h

She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Love Destiny

A deliberate rejection of duty prescribed by already recogni

A deliberate rejection of duty prescribed by already recognized truth cannot but destroy, or at least impair most seriously the clearness of our mental vision.

Truth Duty Vision

My dad tells me that he took us to a pantomime when I was ve

My dad tells me that he took us to a pantomime when I was very, very small - panto being a sort of English phenomenon. There's traditionally a part of the show where they'll invite kids up on the stage to interact with the show. I was too young to remember this, but my dad says that I was running up onstage before they even asked us.

Dad

Beauty. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrif

Beauty. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who does it or who says it.

Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in

Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'

Alone

The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.

The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.

Wisdom